The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-19

u me o'ate ina. he was q bolter t |
greSsional contest in the NV n
1881, and to their attern. ~ d
It IL sought By some Of tba ngant,
reform IresS to Justify. or r,ttfIlofass
admitted Hunt bolt with tba ssihllfr
bolt IN the fifth district Ae alesedS
Ii II were true that | bo,.ea
q any p<y that would be M h0Eil
Hunt Increment, nor ia r. e5ela
any way responsible for the lc
myseif or friends in 1S8a aSfloa Il
cIariHg that ho would spppar. lnsta
which promised Hle d"Fssp rsIayn
enemies, he declined 10 bs Va ~ hs
WlEh tht contest, because he, E N.Y. sis
the Ees =. OF deciding Y.
1iltfe Was no parallel whstev,.
the contest IN the fifth distries n
Vas the victim, and that in H. y U
Mi. hunt vas the other. IIhadsss
matter or 70 concern in tlNglga
whether or not the mogepan. t.ls I'd
III the fifth district in ISga u dga
~ the subject has been menfio MS abl
bTIous terms, and an effort hss ~ y
pnt Gov. MCEnery in the nosi ~ eeeae
supported a boiling moveinaatso #
give the facts in the csae, ! WI
When the Congressional eo,,..s
sen6Eed at Monroe in septemSe-
was found that Gen. Kiag had ~. W
sas, MADISON, West Carroll, Riasissg 1
lii, Caldwell, Lincoln ard 49,
carried Ouachita, Moreha1sa "
East Carroll, Catalonia h fJasoNss
Gunby had carried Union. Tbases
test III C0ntOrdia, and Gen K5esh
two wards III Ouachita. 1ls
On the organization of tho
Col. q. H.. Moore, nov deprtEg W
the, port of New 0rleana. In y; sg1
a4thofity az chairman Of the exeesssi
nliStGe' ealleq the convention d Ms
selected Mr.. j. M: Kennedy, Of Paaf
aEhsmporary chairman.
I'm Mr.. kenncdy's assuming FIN i.
after the'election of Temporary ~, "
motion was made that the roll n 1.a
called, in order that delegates Nh.
their credentials and that notieassts
might also be fled, No ohiasss.
mace, this course wag pursued NM
was called Until TenSas parisb T Guy
when q delegate FROM Morehopss
sad he was instructed by m -
which had lately sat in his psr;ss M n
against the vote claimed for Tenns
on the ground that it waalfctitaaa
provoked a storm of Opposition II
friends of Gen. King, and m6t;es
motion in rapid succession. and N,
fusion that 1t was scarcely pos5bE J
mine what was being said.
Finally order was restored snsisS4
the chair to rule that, the paper r.
nature OF 1t contest, eould be atd
secretary for such action as the eas
saw lit to take when organized.
he ruled all motions relating il +
order, because there was no hnus
upon them. From this ruling q
was asked, which was refused, ID ne
that until the credentials Of laS
were submitted and the conFentcs
lied, there was no body to act On III
A motion vas then made thst
proceed to appoint a eonmitsse On
tiala, to be composed of fifteen de
A substitute was offered from
side that the committee be eolnpoa
from each parish. On this question
violent and acrimonious, arose.
tual consent a recess wsB fais
9 O'Clock. The delegates supportIs
9ing assembled in the eUur.hags
time before the hour fixed, and ta
the watch OF one Of them pointed
ton war made that DR.. g. Mcn. Br
of the number, take the chair.
At this time Mr. Kennedy, ths
chairman, vas crossing the SaIa
preaching the courthouse, andiasi
ments resumed the chair he had YaaH
called the convention to order.
DR.. Brumby had also taken d Eeas
platform andcailedhi his side Ia oFdg.
gate on that side then otfereda ss
1utioP1 reciting substantiaAv that
test r kainst the Tensas vote was reS
airy, Unprecedented and undelaoan
justified them in deposing the
called by the chairman OF the b
Committee.
Each body, sitting in the same Fm
sided over by officers sitting on
platform, then proceeded to ef@
nent organizations.
| exhausted all means in myp0sas
them together, and proposed q
from the contest absolutsI Il Ga
friends would return to the body %
at the time of adjournment. 1hA
fused to do. Committees on eoDsfa
appointed. who failed 10 agree, md
no accommodation icing plsd@
cepted q nomination from what
and now consider, the revaH
ton That | acted in the last
conceded by my most bitter 0ppa
that [ was ready at ell timex e
from the contest is well known,
times ready to submit to any parry
the decision of the q testion, and 81
was the nominee of the party.
Who was right and who WAS NfgAf
contest, I shall not pretend % sII
friends who supported me extend
the same charity of judgmeHt
claim for themselves, and an pEas
that III the district in Hhleh this oa
place a complete reconciliation MN
place, and we are neither kllg D
Bostner men, but Democrats. IN
nominating convention the hQl
ton, who was the only one OF the ts
who had not been an open aIa lAz
supporter of mine in the precealag
was nominated to succeed Gen.
handsome majority, and thls pa
considered as 8 final s~ettlernensa
ton.
The statement made In the fcugg
9Th instant that | bolted . eqlVsns
party and ran in COLLISION VIII rs
is q malicious and deliberate 49,
I denounce it o. such.
I hope you viii pardon ms loE
posed upon you what may appen
been a personal exptanationssAs Y Ys
matter OF concern whether ! ~
a better In that contest, and ! haFa
cited the facts in instlticatl9n 0I y
ing before O Democratic aad,encs
not feel that / was iustIiied il Angs
face upon a Democratic platform 4
entering the house of q resDeclasa
man, if | had been guilt 2.
brought against me by fns F'os
editorial referred to. ..
So far as my having been tlle ssssaif
q ring is concerned, thai "a r..
ion, and I may safely trust 49,
TO the Democrats of the State wy II
nv action was on that oceasloh
mark. however, that it ID singular Y
adonfian by the COMMITTEES OF egeIz
ruling which ! made then, as sIlslia VIII
a concurrence therein By tRe ~ n
ptca1atne, who was q member @ "
tee, that he should at this lalf d ny
me as having been 2 seIshs 81 4
action which he himself ratlnei W. VI
and If | was a servile tool 10 ~
I cast and tha..rulings which iaMF,
votes and rulings did not repss ssss
erate and conscientious jlaglss
were wrongful they were yloaasiss
cratic pre5t Tents and princlpa
editor Of the PicID7ate, as z nssss !
committee, was q craven ceAss ss'
them his assent. He knew hvMs
was ready to go into the gsa
port of the position Siass Mi
an a member OF the colninltssg M s
the suggestion OF his sid s .Sls
was made unanimous, ana sl I'M
was said to have been bassss w N
and The hope that by msississ 49,
report the convention ana she
be better satisfied. .4l,nsza
Ii was said by the genssm
side of the question tlat MI
sneakers-conceded thae MS 4
cording to the dictates q w Il
they claimed the same thlng LIZ sy;a.
as there was no question =, WI
volved, only matters groaiIs ~ W
ferent contests. No sacTlnsS IS
the mutual concessions "his
unanimous report, ahsti ii
Its to be sincerely hoped W.T. " I'm
tion which il abont to pc nstu 49,
be arrived at by which no 1870
placed in the positiop whlea n
occupy in the last. MenosIs II
ton will doubtless reineuIDe. ,
committee had been agree'i nv Su
gested " our side thas w w,